Agar tidak debat kusir soal PRRI/Permesta, di sini saya kutipkan dari wikipedia bahasa Inggris, dan karena sekarang juga sdg ramai soal Adam malik agen CIA, maka dlm tulisan ini juga disebutkan peran CIA di Indonesia dlm Peristiwa PRRI/Permesta yang memulai pemberontakannya pada akhir dekade 1950-an: Permesta was a rebel movement in Indonesia, the name coming from Piagam Perjuangan Semesta (Universal Struggle Charter)[1]. It was declared by civil and military leaders of East Indonesia on March 2, 1957. The center of the movement was in Manado, and the movement was led by Colonel Ventje Sumual. The Permesta rebels fought against central government troops until the last remnants surrendered and were given an amnesty in 1961. The rebellion was caused by a combination of reasons. The most significant progenitor of the rebellion was the opportunism by local military leaders who during the Liberal Democracy Era in Indonesia (1950-1957), had developed a system of warlordism due to weakness and instability of central government in Jakarta. When the central military command under Armed Forces Chief General Abdul Haris Nasution tried to re-impose central military control and rein in the regional army chiefs' massive copra smuggling operations, the opportunistic regional military leaders in West Sumatera formed the PRRI movement and those in North Sulawesi formed the Permesta movement to counter the central government. To worsen the situation, the American Central Intelligence Agency interfered in the affair by giving support to the rebellious movements. The reason was because US President Dwight David Eisenhower and CIA chief Allen Dulles was concerned that the success of Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) in winning fourth-place in the 1955 elections (most of these votes came from Java) might be precursor of Indonesia becoming a communist state. The support from the CIA to the Permesta rebels came in the form of 15 B-26 bombers which formed the rebel airforce AUREV (Angkatan Udara Revolusioner) based on Manado airfield, large amounts of weapons and equipment, unlimited source of money, plus an international cast of CIA agents and mercenaries from Philippines, Taiwan, and Poland. Emboldened by the CIA aid, the rebels began a series of airstrikes against cities in Sulawesi and Maluku held by central government. The cities bombed by the rebel planes, piloted by CIA agents, included Balikpapan, Makassar, and Ambon. On 15 May 1958, rebel planes bombed the marketplace of Ambon, killing large numbers of civilians attending Ascension Sunday services. Responding to the rebel aggression, President Sukarno ordered the PRRI-Permesta rebellion to be crushed militarily. A series of air raids by central government airforce (AURI) on Manado destroyed most of the rebel B-26 planes. Meanwhile, a rebel B-26 bomber was shot down on 18 May 1958 by Indonesian pilot Ignatius Dewanto over Ambon. Its pilot, an American CIA agent named Allen Pope, was captured and put on trial in Jakarta where he exposed the deep involvement of CIA in the rebellion. As consequence, CIA began withdrawing its support for the rebellion.
Jadi pemberontakan tsb (yg disponsori oleh perwira-perwira pro federalis liberal, ternyata diarahkan pada sebuah sistem liberal, yg karena dlm sistem pemilu-nya memenangkan sebuah partai yg tdk disukai AS (yg ngaku mbah-nya demokrasi liberal), maka pemberontakan tsb berlangsung dgn bantuan CIA. Ternyata hal yg sama diulangi lagi pada thn 1965 (jika kita mengacu buku yg sekarang sdg kontroversial soal operasi CIA yg memuat kutipan Adam Malik sbg agen CIA). Hanya saja, upaya CIA pd tahun 1965 ini jauh lebih berhasil. Mengenai pernyataan pak Wal bhw Pangeran Diponegoro ditolak utk jadi sultan Yogya oleh VOC, saya kira perlu sedikit dikoreksi krn pada saat itu VOC sdh bukan lagi institusi yg menguasai nusantara, melainkan langsung dikuasai oleh pemerintah Hindia Belanda wassalam Budiman Sudjatmiko Pemberontakan hanya boleh diarahkan pada sistem otoriter --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Wal Suparmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Wal Suparmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Forum-Pembaca-KOMPAS] Menanggapi Indra: orang Sumbar 'durhaka' kalau masuk PDI Perjuangan? To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 2:02 PM Salam, Komentar terlambat: 1) Peristiwa PRRI -PERMESTA boleh dikatakan intensifnya pemulaan tahun 1960-an. 2) Pembrontakan Diponegoro kalau versi DE GRAAF karna ia sebagai ADIK yang menurut faham Jawa bisa menggantikan kedudukan sutan tetapi menurut Barat yang berhak adalan KETURUNAN LANGSUNG INGKAT PERTAMA atau anak( meskipun belum dewasa).Jadi maksudnya untuk menganti mejadi raja tidak disetujui oleh VOC. 2) Kereta Api di Hindia Belanda baru ada mulai tahun 1870-an sedangkan pemberontakan Diponegoro tahun l830-35. Jadi tanahnya Diponegoro itu dipatok untuk membuat jalan biasa bukan jalan KA. Wasalam, Wal Suparmo
